The sky on
your birthday.
An Unusually Smooth Surface on Saturn's Calypso
Saturn's moon Calypso is only 20 kilometers long, an irregular shape, and yet unusually smooth. The Cassini spacecraft, orbiting Saturn since 2004, took this image during its closest pass to the tiny moon. We still don't know why Calypso, along with its sister moon Telesto, lacks the craters seen on most other moons.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 February 2010 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Our Neighbor Andromeda See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Fornax Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2005 Titan Mosaic - Feb 2005 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2004 Track-and-Trench 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 The Fornax dwarf galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 FEB 2010 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 FEB 2010.
Questions about February 17, 2010
What space photo was released on February 17, 2010?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 17, 2010 was "An Unusually Smooth Surface on Saturn's Calypso". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 17, 2010?
A waxing crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was February 17, 2010?
February 17, 2010 was a Wednesday, day 48 of the 365 days in 2010.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 17, 2010?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.
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- 2010-02-10 VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula*
- 2010-02-16 LMC snapped by the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
- 2010-02-18 Hickson Compact Group 31: interacting galaxies glow with millions of young stars
- 2010-02-24 The Small Magellanic Cloud
- 2010-03-19 The Seagull and the Duck